HB 239: "An Act relating to raffles and auctions of certain permits to take big game; and providing for an effective date."
00HOUSE BILL NO. 239 01 "An Act relating to raffles and auctions of certain permits to take big game; 02 and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 16.05.343 is repealed and reenacted to read: 05 Sec. 16.05.343. AUCTIONS OR RAFFLES FOR BIG GAME HARVEST 06 PERMITS. (a) The department, subject to regulations adopted by the Board of Game, 07 may issue one bison harvest permit each year for a bison from the Delta bison herd 08 through a competitive auction or raffle. Notwithstanding AS 36.30, the department 09 may authorize a qualified organization to conduct the auction or raffle on behalf of the 10 department. If the auction or raffle is conducted by a qualified organization, the 11 organization may retain an amount from the gross proceeds of the auction or raffle 12 equal to the administrative cost of the auction or raffle plus an amount not to exceed 13 10 percent of the net proceeds. All remaining proceeds from the auction or raffle of 14 the bison harvest permit whether conducted by the department or as otherwise
01 authorized by the department shall be deposited in the fish and game fund under 02 AS 16.05.100. The exercise of a privilege conferred by a bison harvest permit issued 03 under this subsection is subject to laws relating to the time, place, and manner of 04 taking bison from the Delta bison herd. In this subsection, "qualified organization" 05 means a nonprofit corporation established to promote fish and game law enforcement 06 that complies with applicable laws governing activities under this section. 07 (b) The department, subject to regulations adopted by the commissioner, may 08 issue, through a competitive auction or raffle, up to two harvest permits each year for 09 each of the following big game species: Dall sheep, bison, musk ox, brown or grizzly 10 bear, moose, caribou, and wolf. Notwithstanding AS 36.30, the department may 11 authorize a qualified organization to conduct the auction or raffle on behalf of the 12 department. If the auction or raffle is conducted by a qualified organization, the 13 organization may retain an amount from the gross proceeds of the auction or raffle 14 equal to the administrative cost of the auction or raffle plus an amount not to exceed 15 10 percent of the net proceeds. All proceeds from the auction or raffle of the big 16 game harvest permit less the amount that is retained by a qualified organization under 17 this subsection shall be deposited in the fish and game fund under AS 16.05.100. A 18 person who is issued a big game harvest permit under this subsection shall receive 19 upon the person's request a complimentary hunting license and a big game tag for the 20 big game species for which the big game harvest permit is issued. A hunting license 21 issued under this subsection must bear the inscription "Governor's license" or a similar 22 designation. A person who receives a big game harvest permit, hunting license, or big 23 game tag under this subsection may exercise the privileges conveyed by the permit, 24 license, or tag only in accordance with applicable law. In this subsection, "qualified 25 organization" means a nonprofit organization that is established to promote 26 management of big game species or ethical use of big game populations for hunting 27 and that complies with applicable laws governing activities under this subsection. 28 * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).